I, for one, am biting my nails.
I see so many ways this could go horribly wrong, just based on the fact that the good Dr. Trunchbull is involved.
Given how he actually knows about Sarnoth, he could use that against her, especially since he seems to believe that Sarnothi lie about stuff or something (i.e. his quote “Sarnothi ‘truth'”).
Or he could just take the more direct route and smash her recording device right there – poof, no evidence.
Even if that happens though, I hope the other kids fess up/stand up against Truck the bully to his parents. At this point everyone vouching for his role as the school menace seems to be the only thing that would finally shake his parents into the real world. I pray that that happens… if not now, then sometime in the future. (Of course, Dave, keep writing YOUR story, don’t mind me over here in the corner making random predictions… :))
(Ghat dang buggy smartphone, it jumped the screen on me so that I hit the submit button early… >:( )

And pwnd by the kid. Principal should be ashamed of himself. It’s one thing to back down from those parents, but the kid he should have protected and didn’t is there not backing down.

Now…Trunchy may get nasty. He’s already pushed Selkie’s buttons once. However she’s not shaken this time, not hurt, and has a lot more confidence from learning more about herself and coming to some decisions.

I can’t tell if Trunchbull is the type who will actually get it if the evidence is overwhelmingly there, or continue to deny even in the face of mountains of it. Very unclear, which is awesome.

“You can’t send me to the Principal’s Office, because I’m in the Principal’s Office and I refuse to go away!”

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

On an unrelated note, I realized after my Harry Potter-themed comment yesterday that Lord Voldemort’s real name is also Thomas. (Or at least definitely “Tom”, not sure if “Thomas” was actually used at any point and I don’t have my books handy.) Coincidence? Or proof that Dave is J.K. Rowling? You decide.

What I like about this is that she isn’t letting either her nightmares/fears about Truck, or the bleakness of the fairy tales get her down. she’s using it as fuel to fight back.

… Given, she’s enjoying herself an *awful* lot, she does seem to be fighting for some sort of justice here. I can only think that if she wins, however, that Truck can only hate her more in the long run for actually getting him into trouble, that is, on top of his current unjustified hatred.

Dr. Trunch is a man who thinks himself superior to everyone else around him, and will do anything to maintain that image. Having a son such as Tommy is not conducive to that image, so he does what he can to quash that image as soon as it springs up. Even when faced with evidence, he will likely try to find some way around it, due to his ego being on trial. It is the way a tyrant thinks- all are beneath me, and any attack on my family is an attack on me, and if you attack me, I will destroy you.